Alabama Song
The Doors Lyrics
Well, show me the way
To the next whisky bar
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
Show me the way
To the next whisky bar
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
The next whisky bar
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you
I tell you we must die
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky, oh, you know why
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky, oh, you know why, yeah
Well, show me the way
To the next little girl
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
Show me the way
To the next little girl
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
For if we don't find
The next little girl
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you
I tell you we must die
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky, oh, you know why
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Written by: Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
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The song was recorded in 1966 by the rock group The Doors, listed as "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar).". The lead singer of The Doors, Jim Morrison, changed the second verse from:
"Show us the way to the next pretty boy" to "Show me the way to the next little girl". Although on the 1967 Live at the Matrix recording, he sings "... next little boy".
In addition, the verse from the original, "Show me the way to the next little dollar" is omitted. The melody of the verses is also changed. Read Full BioThe song was recorded in 1966 by the rock group The Doors, listed as "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar).". The lead singer of The Doors, Jim Morrison, changed the second verse from:
"Show us the way to the next pretty boy" to "Show me the way to the next little girl". Although on the 1967 Live at the Matrix recording, he sings "... next little boy".
In addition, the verse from the original, "Show me the way to the next little dollar" is omitted. The melody of the verses is also changed. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek plays the marxophone on this song along with the organ and keyboard bass.
"Show us the way to the next pretty boy" to "Show me the way to the next little girl". Although on the 1967 Live at the Matrix recording, he sings "... next little boy".
In addition, the verse from the original, "Show me the way to the next little dollar" is omitted. The melody of the verses is also changed. Read Full BioThe song was recorded in 1966 by the rock group The Doors, listed as "Alabama Song (Whisky Bar).". The lead singer of The Doors, Jim Morrison, changed the second verse from:
"Show us the way to the next pretty boy" to "Show me the way to the next little girl". Although on the 1967 Live at the Matrix recording, he sings "... next little boy".
In addition, the verse from the original, "Show me the way to the next little dollar" is omitted. The melody of the verses is also changed. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek plays the marxophone on this song along with the organ and keyboard bass.
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Félix Thelmo Cevallos Morales
Well, show me the way
To the next whisky bar
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
Show me the way
To the next whisky bar
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
For if we don't find
The next whisky bar
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you
I tell you we must die
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky, oh, you know why
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky, oh, you know why, yeah
Well, show me the way
To the next little girl
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
Show me the way
To the next little girl
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
For if we don't find
The next little girl
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you
I tell you we must die
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky, oh, you know why
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Compositores: Kurt Weill / Bertolt Brecht
Fernando Saissac
Well, show me the way, to the next whiskey bar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
Show me the way, to the next whiskey bar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
For if we don't find, the next whiskey bar
I tell you we must die, i tell you we must die
I tell you, i tell you, i tell you we must die
Oh, moon of alabama, we now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whiskey, oh, you now why
Oh, moon of alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whiskey, oh, you now why
Well, show me the way, to the next little girl
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
Show me the way, to the next little girl
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
For if we don't find, the next little girl
I tell you we must die, i tell you we must die
I tell you, i tell you, i tell you we must die
Oh, moon of alabama, we now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whiskey, oh, you now why
E.M.H.
This song is one of my favorite songs by The Doors. It reminds me of something straight out of a Victorian or Edwardian carnival. One of the greatest bands ever!
3NC3PH4L0N D1V3
The tumbling tune resembles an alcohol rush/withdrawl and the circus around it. Its genius.
Raymond McInerney
@Michael Mac little as in size not age. Unless you have other information.
a p
@zackolot Thanks 👍 still learning after 30 years of listening. Appreciate you
Michael Mac
It's either a whiskey bar or a whiskey bottle... As there ain't many whiskey bars in London now.
But then he talks about little girls...he wasn't a Gary glitter was he?
Martin León Geyer
@zackolot kurt weill and Berthold Brecht in the thirties,
QuietEyes
I swear to you, The Doors could not have made a bad song if they tried.
P Mosh
You never heard el mosquito lol
Luciano Berton Casanovas
gotta say the didn't had the inspiration back then, nowadays it's different
alen Parra
@Colin Clayton I like a few songs off of it like Wild Child and Shamans Blues is one of my all time faves.. I’m just not a fan of the lounge songs..
I always believed they pulled off the bluesy typed music the best- cheers